THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 3:30PM. THIS INCLUDES ATHENS, NELSONVILLE, ALBANY, BUCHTEL, THE PLAINS AND STROUDS RUN STATE PARK.
REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS BEEN SPOTTED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL ¾ INCH OR LARGER IN DIAMETER AND OR WINDS EQUAL TO OR EXCEED ING 58 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TV, RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
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